Academic Honesty Policy: Please read the policy here. By staying
registered in the class you indicate your acceptance of all its
terms. We do not accept late homework or absence without official reasons (medical, etc.) approved by a student dean. If you miss class, please coordinate with colleagues to find out what you missed (do not email the professor to help you catch up). Once a particular grade is posted for you on Courseworks for any homework or midterm, you have two weeks to contest it. Afterwards, these grades cannot be changed (do not wait until the end of the semester to contest any grading issues that are more than two weeks old). This course assumes you have the ability to upload your work via courseworks and can figure out how to attach files. If you are incapable of using courseworks, unable to program, or unable to follow mathematical notation, please drop the class. There is a lot of math in this class, so if you do not like math, please drop the class. Finally, please take note of my office hours and come to me with your questions then (I have other commitments right after the lecture ends). If you find any of these terms unacceptable, please drop the class.